Bayern's form drops

BERLIN - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has sounded the alarm bells ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final at Real Madrid after back-to-back defeats in the Bundesliga.

"If we play like we have done in the last three league games, we won't be reaching any finals," said Guardiola as Bayern bid to reach their fourth Champions League final in five years.

The 43-year-old is encountering his first difficult period at Bayern and was more animated and self-critical than usual in yesterday's press conference, 24 hours before Bayern's German Cup semi-final at home to second-division Kaiserslautern.